PISSED Off About Cingular Text Messaging Prices!!!

Hi All.

I don't know how you all feel, but I'm really pissed about Cingular
having TERRIBLE offers regarding text messaging!! WHY??? I have one
friend with Sprint who pays $5 per month for unlimited texting and
another with Verizon who pays the same. I pay $10 per line for only
1000 text messages (which we know can easily be surpassed in one
month)! The next stupid offer Cingular has is $20 per line for only
2500 text messages. They don't even offer unlimited texting which
they'd probably charge an arm and a leg for if they did have it!

Does text messaging use some kind of resources that costs Cingular tons
of money?? Why do they BLEED people?

I'm done ranting... Thanks for listening.

Me

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In <[email protected]> on 17 Feb 2006
10:31:18 -0800, "Me" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I don't know how you all feel, but I'm really pissed about Cingular
>having TERRIBLE offers regarding text messaging!! WHY??? I have one
>friend with Sprint who pays $5 per month for unlimited texting and
>another with Verizon who pays the same. I pay $10 per line for only
>1000 text messages (which we know can easily be surpassed in one
>month)!

I have 1500 messages available, and I've never used more than 150 of them.

>The next stupid offer Cingular has is $20 per line for only
>2500 text messages.

MEdia Works is $20/month (in my area at least), with 1000 text messages and
*unlimited* multimedia messages.

>They don't even offer unlimited texting which
>they'd probably charge an arm and a leg for if they did have it!

So switch to Sprint. Seriously.

>Does text messaging use some kind of resources that costs Cingular tons
>of money?? Why do they BLEED people?

Cingular is in business to make money. You are free to pick the best carrier
for your needs. That's how the market works, any why cellular is such a
bargain.

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Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

Thanks for the reply John.

I'm stuck in my contract for another year and a half, so Cingular wins
either way, whether I leave or stay! Cingular is a large enough
company that I would think has the resources to take care of and keep
it's customers. Why such greed. Isn't good customer service all part of
the game to becoming the biggest and the best?

Thanks again,
Me

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In <[email protected]> on 17 Feb 2006
11:33:29 -0800, "Me" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I'm stuck in my contract for another year and a half, so Cingular wins
>either way, whether I leave or stay!

Why didn't you check this out before you signed up?

>Cingular is a large enough
>company that I would think has the resources to take care of and keep
>it's customers. Why such greed.

How is it "greed"? Cingular is free to charge what it considers a fair price,
and customers are free to look for better deals elsewhere. How is Cingular at
fault for your choice?

>Isn't good customer service all part of
>the game to becoming the biggest and the best?

Of course. But making money is also part of the game. Giving away the store
is part of why ATTWS is no longer independent.

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Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

It's not that I didn't check it out before I got text messaging for the
first time, it's that I was already locked into a contract and I needed
texting.

It's not a "fair" price when you look at what other carriers are
charging. There's a difference between "giving away the store" and
"charging fair prices." And yes, it is greed. Capitalism at it's best!
Worshipping The Almighty Dollar! Sounds like you work for Cingular...
Hmmmm? LOL!

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In <[email protected]> on 17 Feb 2006
12:04:16 -0800, "Me" <[email protected]> wrote:

>It's not that I didn't check it out before I got text messaging for the
>first time, it's that I was already locked into a contract and I needed
>texting.

In other words, you didn't do a good job of anticipating your needs when you
agreed to a two-year contract. How is that Cingular's fault?

>It's not a "fair" price when you look at what other carriers are
>charging.

Of course it's fair. Just because it might not be as good a deal doesn't make
it "unfair". Cingular must have had other advantages or you wouldn't have
signed up. Are other carriers "unfair" in those areas?

>There's a difference between "giving away the store" and
>"charging fair prices." And yes, it is greed.

No it's not.

>Capitalism at it's best!
>Worshipping The Almighty Dollar! Sounds like you work for Cingular...
>Hmmmm? LOL!

Nope. Just a satisfied paying customer that did his homework *before* he
signed up.

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Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

I've been with Cingular for over SIX years with no problems and I've
been very satisfied. I needed text messaging only recently! It's only
my beef with text messaging... that's IT!

And yes, it is GREED!

Furthermore, because I like Cingular, I don't want to have to switch...
therefore, it would be nice if they could offer a very FAIR price on
text messaging just like other carriers do... that's all!

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:12:51 GMT, John Navas
<[email protected]> wrote:

>MEdia Works is $20/month (in my area at least), with 1000 text messages and
>*unlimited* multimedia messages.

Can you "make" a text message (SMS) into a MMS so as to have,
essentially, unlimited SMS? If so, how?

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In <[email protected]> on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:46:32
-0800, Anonymous <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:12:51 GMT, John Navas
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>MEdia Works is $20/month (in my area at least), with 1000 text messages and
>>*unlimited* multimedia messages.
>
>Can you "make" a text message (SMS) into a MMS so as to have,
>essentially, unlimited SMS? If so, how?

I can send MMS (multimedia messages) directly from my cell phone (Motorola
V551). That of course only works when sending to a recipient that can handle
MMS, and do so affordably -- MMS typically costs more than SMS.

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Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

I don't fully understand all of that, but you're the second person
today to mention that. I'm going to investigate this further. Thanks!

Drop your plan down to the cheapest possible, sign up with Sprint or
Horizion, and try it for 15 days, Forward your Cingulard phone to the
new phone and see if it works for you?

I went through the same BULL**** with Nextel, and I said F this,
selling the equip on ebay and the way its going I will make more than
enough to have some extra and pay them there termination fee.

I understand your venting about the whole billing and just a bunch of
people on the other end of the line saying yes sir, but hey either try
what I suggested above, or sell your phones on ebay and eat some loss
and move on to the other companys.

I live in ALbany NY and VERIZON thinks there the dominant, wrong,
sprint sales have almost doubled in this area, and T Mobile also.

Cingulard is too big now and way too greedy, there sales reps, 95% dont
give a rats ass if you buy , move, stay or what ever, soon you walk out
the door, its money in there pocket. But if you return the phones like
I did , the D357 PTT that are **** phones and the service is horrible,
(in my area) than they give you dirty looks especially when you question
the manager on why the phones are poor quality and so on.

In march there are new PTT phones coming out, but the service is NOT
IMHO worth the extra MONEY.

When you call CINGULARD why do you get the message that there
experiencing a high call volume rate? Cause of people being pissed off
and tired of getting jerked off and LIES.

Ask John Navass he works and or is affiliated with Cingular.



Me wrote:
> It's not that I didn't check it out before I got text messaging for the
> first time, it's that I was already locked into a contract and I needed
> texting.
>
> It's not a "fair" price when you look at what other carriers are
> charging. There's a difference between "giving away the store" and
> "charging fair prices." And yes, it is greed. Capitalism at it's best!
> Worshipping The Almighty Dollar! Sounds like you work for Cingular...
> Hmmmm? LOL!
>

>>>>> "Me" == Me <[email protected]> writes:
Me> for only 1000 text messages
Me> (which we know can easily be surpassed in one month)!

We do??

Jeez that's about 33 a day.

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In <[email protected]> on Fri, 17 Feb 2006
22:45:53 -0500, Your Name Here <[email protected]> wrote:

>Ask John Navass he works and or is affiliated with Cingular.

Not affiliated with Cingular in any way. Sorry.

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Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

John Navas wrote:
> In other words, you didn't do a good job of anticipating your needs when you
> agreed to a two-year contract. How is that Cingular's fault?

I consider 2-year contracts Cingular's fault. That is greediness. You
find out the service isn't working well for you, then your stuck unless
you want to pay the early termination fee. In this fast-paced world,
it's hard to know what we will need even a year from now. If you
aren't willing to sign the 2-year contract, then you have to pay
exorbitant prices for the hardware. If you want to upgrade your phone
after a year - again you have to pay through the nose. You have to
wait something like over 20 months before you can upgrade your phone at
near new subscriber prices. With T-Mobile, you can upgrade in one
year. My wife just upgraded (she has an existing account) to a new
Motorola Magenta Razor for $75 with T-Mobile. Won't see anything like
that with Cingular!